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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

News Update for Tuesday November 1st, 2011

Joe Elliott's 'Down 'n' Outz'

DVD "LIVE AT THE HAMMERSMITH ODEON"

available online

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After initially offering Down 'n' Outz' first live DVD, "LIVE AT THE HAMMERSMITH ODEON" at merchandise boots during their recent UK tour, you can now order the disc online!

Shot at the HMV Hammersmith ApolloHammersmith Odeon in London on October 6th 2009, when the band opened for the reunited Mott The Hoople, this Special Edition DVD was produced in strictly limited quantities (only 500), all of which numbered and personally signed by the entire band.

In addition to Joe Elliott (Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards), the band featured The Quireboys' Paul Guerin (Guitar), Guy Griffin (Guitar), Keith Weir (keyboards) and Phil Martini (drums) and finally bassist Ronnie Garrity (Raw Glory) - who has since been replaced bySnake.

The tracklisting is as follows:

1. Golden Opportunity
2. Overnight Angels
3. One More Chance To Run
4. Storm
5. Shouting And Pointing
6. Career (No Such Thing As Rock 'n' Roll)
7. Who Do You Love
8. By Tonight
9. England Rocks
10. Good Times

Bonus material includes footage from the Dave Kilner tribute show (featuring Def Leppard bass played Sav), three promo videos and a behind-the-scenes documentary.

The Axel Rudi Pell band is proud to announce that singer Johnny Gioeli, drummer Mike Terrana , keyboard player Ferdy Doernberg , bass player Volker Krawzak and guitarist Axel Rudi Pell will enter the studio in late November with Engineer and Co-Producer Charlie Bauerfeind, to record the next studio album, titled

"Circle Of The Oath"

Axel Rudi Pell comments on this:

"I´m more than excited! I just finished the songwriting for all 10 songs including the compulsory intro and will concentrate on completing the lyrics in the next couple of days. This will be a hell of a record and you won´t be disappointed! It will have everything you expect from a true ARP record with all it´s magical moments and a few surprises...!"

"Circle Of The Oath" will be released through SPV/Steamhammer in late March 2012, followed by the first leg of the tour:

In the two video's, the two original members discuss the latest, 'special' Judas Priest'Best of ' that has just been released called 'The Chosen Few.'

It's a special album because the label asked name artist's to pick their favourite Judas Priest tracks of all time, those artists include:Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Slash, James Hetfield (Metallica)and more.

“We’re almost finished writing. We wound the machine back up about three weeks ago. After a sluggish start, we’ve had a very fruitful couple of weeks in terms of writing,” he said. “I’m very pleased with the direction that the material has taken. And I think we have one or two more songs that we’d like to write, and then we'll start recording in earnest."

“Hopefully we’ll have all of the recording done before Christmas. Then we’ll mix it sometime in the next year, and then get it out.”

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson plans to raise $1,000,000 for pediatric cancer. Brian's new "Highway To Help"TEXT to Give Campaign will be raising money through texting and the internet.

During the 24 hours of the 50th running of the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona using the Rock stations and AC/DC Rocker and Roller, Brian Johnson, as he races in the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona January 28th, 330pm to January 29th, 3:30pm, 2012, Brian will be raising funds to provide services to families affected by pediatric cancer.